Eduardo targets Christmas comeback

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Eduardo, the Arsenal midfielder, hopes to return to first-team action with Arsenal before Christmas after making good progress in his recovery from an horrific leg injury that threatened to end his career.

The Croatia forward suffering a compound fracture to his left fibula and a dislocated ankle after a tackle by Martin Taylor, of Birmingham City, during a televised Premier League fixture at St Andrew’s in February.

The injury was so bad that Sky Sports chose not to replay the incident, while Taylor received death threats from Croatian fans amid fears that the Rio de Janiero-born player would not play